Two years ago, over the July 4th holiday, Eulices Alvarez Barrios tossed a drunken Domingo Vilalta, 22, off of his idle boat, leaving the passenger to fend for himself in the “busy” Intracoastal Waterway. Vilalta died when he was caught by the propellers of a nearby vessel and “slashed to…
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Sixteen Children Injured In School Bus Accident
Yesterday, a U-Haul truck backed into a school bus carrying forty school children and knocked the bus on its side. Sixteen of the children were injured. Two of the children were taken to a nearby medical center with “serious but non-life threatening injuries,” ten more were taken to other local…
Twenty-Three Passengers Injured When Bus Overturns
Twenty-three passengers were injured when their tour bus crashed in New Jersey on Saturday. Five of those who were sent to the hospital in critical condition have since been released. Three others in critical condition have been upgraded to fair condition. Two of the victims are children, state police have…
Two Dead After Plane Crashes Near Chicago Airport
Two men are now dead after a single-engine plane crashed earlier this week into a wooded area near Chicago International Airport. The single-engine Cirrus SR22 plane left from Smyrna, Tennessee and crashed just before noon on Wednesday. The Lake County Coroner’s Office took possession of the bodies for autopsies, but…
Tri-Rail Train Crashes in Delray Beach, 1 Dead
Earlier today a Tri-Rail train crashed into a car at Linton Boulevard and the CSX tracks, leaving a car passenger dead. No one on the train sustained any injuries. Police were called in the early morning hours regarding the accident, and when they arrived, they were initially unable to locate…
Ten Injured In Orlando Bus Crash
Earlier this week, eighteen-year-old, Keeshay Pruitt, was driving her 1996 Pontiac Grand Am down the westbound lane of 42nd Avenue in Orlando. After stopping at a stop sign, Pruitt sped out and cut off the Lynx bus that was travelling down the road. The Lynx bus driver, Lynee Butler, attempted…
Broward Driver Dead After Bus Crash
Forty-nine year old Paul Marino, Sr. died after crashing his Hummer H3 into a Palm Tran bus earlier this week. The Palm Tran bus was driving southbound on North Federal Highways, between Northeast Spanish River Boulevard and Northeast 20th Street when it stopped around 3:00 p.m. to allow passengers to…
Two Dead, One Critically Injured In Tallahassee Car Crash
Two are dead and one victim remains in critical condition after a nighttime crash in Tallahassee. The Tallahassee Fire Department was called around midnight to a crash on Blounstown near Bayberry Lane. The driver of a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier lost control of the vehicle, veered off of the road, struck…
Bonita Springs Man Left Handicapped After Motorcycle Accident
Thirty-five year old Thomas Labelle was driving his 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle down Interstate 75 when he lost control and struck a cable barrier. The collision with the barrier completely severed Labelle’s right arm. Labelle was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital via helicopter after the 6:15 crash for medical treatment.…
Driver Pleads Guilty After Killing and Injuring Key Biscayne Cyclists
Michele Traverso crashed into Aaron Cohen and Enda Walsh as the two were riding their bikes along the Rickenbacker Causeway on an early February morning. While Walsh was severely injured after being struck by Traverso, Cohen died at the scene. Traverso had been driving with a suspended license at the…